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    Sara Lewis KC joins 3PB

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) is delighted to welcome Sara Lewis KC as a new member of chambers and its 90-strong Family Law Group, which now boasts seven KC's. Sara was called to the Bar in 1996, took silk in 2021 and joins 3PB today from her former chambers, where she was its last of Head of Chambers until the beginning of 2026. Ranked as a Leading Silk by Legal 500 since she became a...

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    Nick Robinson secures acquittal in high profile attempted murder trial at Winchester Crown Court

    Leading criminal defence barrister Nick Robinson of 3PB Barristers successfully defended JB in a two-week attempted murder trial at Winchester Crown Court before HHJ Morris The Recorder of Winchester. Mr B was charged with attempted murder following a knife attack in Weymouth in June 2025. Nick’s client stabbed two males in an unprovoked assault. He was charged with attempting to kill one of the males. The prosecution alleged a premeditated attack, relying heavily on compelling...

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    Nicholas Cotter prosecutes the first offence under new watercraft safety laws

    3PB crime regulatory law barrister Nicholas Cotter has acted in the first prosecution of a case under the Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023, which was introduced in 2024 to enable the prosecution of users of powered vessels and personal watercrafts for their unsafe operation. Instructed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), the case concerned a man who crashed into a 15-year-old kayaker near Milford Haven, causing injury and fear and wrecking the boy’s kayak....

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    Rachel Bale appears as guest on ‘Get Legally Speaking’ podcast

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) specialist Property, Chancery and Matrimonial Finance Barrister Rachel Bale appears as guest on ‘Get Legally Speaking’ podcast discussing Cohabitation and TOLATA issues. Hosted by Hatti Suvari, in this episode Rachel gives some no-nonsense, jargon-free advice about what one can expect when involved in a cohabitation dispute, as well as tips to avoid common mistakes. Rachel and Hatti explore how courts decide property ownership, what evidence matters and how you can...

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    3PB’s IP team to host CITMA roadshow

    3PB Barristers’ Intellectual Property team is set to host a series of lectures across the country with The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA). 3PB’s specialist IP barristers Victoria Jones, Nicole Bollard, Faizul Azman and Mark Wilden will join together to discuss topics of importance to trade mark practitioners, including analysing the implications of recent decisions in trademark law, explore the updated UK IPO procedures, and the tactical deployment of infringement remedies. The first session in this roadshow will take...

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    James Davison and Charles Irvine appointed as Heads of Groups at 3PB

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce the appointment (pictured here, left to right) of James Davison as the new head of the Construction and Engineering Group, and Charles Irvine who becomes the new head of its Property and Estates Group. Charles will be supported by Louise Worton and Andrew Nicklin who were elected as deputy heads of the Group. James' election follows the end of Peter Collie's tenure and Chambers wanted to...

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    Mathew Gullick KC and Matthew Cannings in Court of Appeal over the introduction of property licensing schemes

    On 20 January 2026, 3PB's Mathew Gullick KC and Matthew Cannings (pictured here, left to right) appeared before the Court of Appeal in R (on the application of Luton Landlords & Letting Agents Ltd) v Luton Borough Council, a dispute over the introduction of property licensing schemes in Luton. In the High Court, Mrs Justice Heather Williams determined that the Appellant company did not have standing to bring the claim under section 31(3) of the...

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    Alice Horn and James Hume join 3PB's Construction and Engineering Group

    3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) are delighted to announce today that two members of chambers, Alice Horn and James Hume (pictured here), have joined their now 23-strong team of construction and engineering specialist barristers. Alice Horn is a barrister developing a good practice in construction and engineering disputes, and associated professional liability matters, and their arbitration in the UK and internationally. Alice's expertise developed whilst working as a Judicial Assistant in the Technology and Construction...

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    Four new family law arbitrators at 3PB

    3PB are delighted to announce that four family law barristers - Elaine Strachan, Peter Wilkinson, Davinia Riley and Oliver Thorne (pictured here, anti-clockwise from bottom left) - have qualified as family law arbitrators under the Financial Remedy Scheme. The quartet become members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and are now members of the specialist panel of family law arbitrators, managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (“IFLA”). Elaine...

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    Mariya Peykova writes an article on sexually explicit deepfakes and the law

    3PB’s specialist commercial, public and information law barrister, Mariya Peykova, has written an article titled ‘Grok around and find out. Or not. What does the law say about sexually explicit deepfakes, and do we need better rules?’. She discusses how Grok has sparked controversy in recent weeks after being used to generate non-consensual sexualised images, with victims predominantly being women and girls. These images are an example of sexually explicit deepfakes created without consent. Mariya...

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    Imogen Robins ranked in ‘Top 10 Barristers’ in TBD Marketing’s list of Linkedin Influencers

    Imogen Robins from 3PB Barristers (3 Paper Buildings) has secured a spot in the Top 10 Barristers in the latest Legal LinkedInfluencers rankings for Q4 2025, published by TBD Marketing Ltd. She achieved a total power score of 5,267, placing her among the most influential barristers on LinkedIn in the UK legal sector. The LinkedInfluencers report celebrates those whose LinkedIn activity demonstrates outstanding engagement and influence across the profession. It uses a bespoke scoring methodology...

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    Ashley Blood-Halvorsen acts for the successful applicant in a rare former-spouse inheritance claim

    3PB's contentious probate, chancery and property specialist barrister Ashley Blood-Halvorsen (pictured here) acted for the successful applicant in a rare former-spouse, Inheritance Act 1975 claim. Judgment in the case of Kars v Brown and ors [2026] EWHC 31 (Fam) has just been handed down after a two-day trial in front of Deputy High Court Judge Naomi Davey. Ashley acted for the successful former spouse, Hulya Kars, in an application under the Inheritance Act 1975 with...

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